Gheorghe Popescu I

Gheorghe Popescu (8 August 1919 – 1 January 2001) was a Romanian footballer and also a manager. He played as a striker.

Gheorghe Popescu I
Personal information
Full name Gheorghe Popescu
Date of birth (1919-08-08)8 August 1919
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Date of death 1 January 2001(2001-01-01) (aged 81)
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1928–1935 Gloria București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1946 Sportul Studenţesc 96 (58)
1946–1947 Carmen București 17 (4)
1947–1949 CSCA București 37 (16)
Total 150 (78)
National team
1937–1943 Romania 6 (1)
Teams managed
1951–1953 Steaua București
1951–1957 Romania
1958–1960 Steaua București
1961 Romania
1962 Steaua București
1962 Romania
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Gheorghe Popescu I played 6 friendly games at international level for Romania, making his debut under Constantin Rădulescu in a 2–1 home victory against Belgium.[1][2] He scored his only goal in a 2–1 away victory against Yugoslavia.[1][3] Popescu's last appearance was in a 2–2 against Slovakia.[1][4]

Managerial career

Gheorghe Popescu was a successful manager, training in his career only two teams, Steaua București[5] and Romania national football team. After retiring as manager, he was the President of Romanian Football Federation and the vice-president of Steaua București.

Honours

Player

CCA/Steaua București

Manager

CCA/Steaua București

References

  1. "Gheorghe Popescu I". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. "Romania - Belgium 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. "Yugoslavia - Romania 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. "Romania - Slovakia 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. "Profile at Steaua".
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Steaua captain
1947–1949
Succeeded by
Alexandru Apolzan
Preceded by
Steaua Top Scorer
1947–1948
Succeeded by
Petre Moldoveanu

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